Napa Bistro: How Ceilings, Glass and Seating Turn One Hall into Rooms
A spatial reading of Napa Bistro in Charlotte: curved ceilings, colored glass and changes in seating and flooring divide an open restaurant without closing its views.
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Cine Tutu: From Street-Level Gathering to the Screening Room
Cine Tutu uses a blue service ceiling, cork-lined foyer and green auditorium to distinguish arrival, waiting and shared viewing through materials, light and seating.
The Room Is Beautiful. Why Don’t We Feel at Ease?
Interior design beyond decoration: how privacy, light, sound and everyday control shape comfort, and where research claims need caution.
Casa POP: A 78 m² Apartment Organized by Storage, Colour and Sliding Doors
Casa POP is a 78-square-metre apartment renovation in Vicálvaro, eastern Madrid, by gon architects. Its owners had lived with the…
Lilac Apartment: A 44 m² Plan Built Around a Circulating Core
BUREAU reorganizes a 44-square-metre Lisbon apartment around a central wet core, four openings and a continuous domestic route.
A Glass Kitchen and Curved Cabinetry Reorganise a Turin Apartment
A Turin apartment separates cooking with glass, conceals circulation within curved cabinetry and turns bedroom furniture into technical infrastructure.
The Office Is Open. Why Did Conversation Move to Email?
Two workplace field studies challenge the equation of openness with collaboration. What should architects specify—and verify—before removing office boundaries?
Functional Distribution in Casa Noor Consolidates Daily Living Requirements on a Single Ground Floor
Threshold as a Concept: Abandoning Formal RitualsCasa Noor adopts a different approach to the traditional threshold in the home. Instead…
Split Mass Residence Distributes Its Residential Mass Across Stepped Levels Toward the Roofscape
From Visual Design to Kinetic SequenceSome houses are designed to be looked at, while Split Mass, completed in 2026, is…
Casa 22 Varies Spatial Experience Through Angled Volumes
Spatial Relationship Between Architecture and the EnvironmentThe scenographic reading of Casa 22 is based on the reciprocal relationship between the…
Grava House: Interlocking Volumes and Split Levels
Scenographic Progression and the Moment of TransitionThe experience of the residence begins from the street through a gradual approach that…
Pracownia Integrates Mass, Space, Light, and Nature
Spatial Dynamics and the Redefinition of CirculationThe spatial experience of Pracownia for OMNI KAISER Patisserie is founded on reorganizing the…
Casa Galería: Integrating Slope, Massing, and Spatial Hierarchy
Topographic Formation and Spatial Sequence of AccessCasa Galería is based on the site’s slope as a fundamental element in shaping…
Serpentine Pavilion: Crinkle-Crankle Wall and Spatial Experience
Spatial Configuration and the Dynamics of the Crinkle-Crankle LineThe architectural composition relies on crinkle-crankle geometry as a tool for organizing…
Central Courtyard and Spatial Experience in House Design
Spatial Scenography and the Decomposition of VolumesThe project’s organization is based on positioning the building along the adjacent property boundary,…
Rågeleje House: Site-Driven Massing and Interior Circulation
Massing Integration and Dialogue with Site and CirculationThe building’s presence begins with its direct relationship to the site. The house…
Higienópolis Apartment Through Floor Plan Reorganization
Deconstructing Mass and Containing Spatial FlowThe transformation of this apartment, located in the Higienópolis district, is rooted in an architectural…
Véronique Tiny House: Rethinking Spatial Layout
Rethinking the logic of Tiny House homesA recurring design pattern in micro-housingTiny House homes often follow a relatively fixed design…
Brussels Home Project Redefining Spatial Layout, Lighting, and Energy Efficiency
Transforming a Traditional Home into a Contemporary SpaceThe renovation of this detached house in Brussels exemplifies how traditional residences can…
C.S.C Residence Project: Rethinking Spatial Layout and Connection with Indoor and Outdoor Environments
C.S.C Residence Project: Contemporary Architectural RenovationThe C.S.C Residence project is located in Taipei and serves as an example of how…
What Is a Floor Plan? Everything You Need to Know
What Is a Floor Plan? Everything You Need to KnowAn essential phase in the design process is rendering three-dimensional floor…
